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集腋成裘

jí yè chéng qiú

4-character word

What 集腋成裘 means

1. many hairs make a fur coat (idiom); many small contributions add up to sth big
2. many a mickle makes a muckle

The characters in 集腋成裘

• 集jíto gather; to collect; collected works
• 腋yè(bound form) armpit; axilla; axil
• 成chéngto succeed; to finish; to complete
• 裘qiúfur; fur coat

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